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Date:         Sat, 2 Jul 2016 23:25:20 -0500
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Air conditioning
Comments: To: Gordon <gordonmahung@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <008D3259-303F-4EC4-8249-9D9D8F4C0B6B@gmail.com>
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Me! Me! Me! And it's paid for itself. 'Course I have TWO Vanagons !!

John On Jul 2, 2016 22:50, "Gordon" <gordonmahung@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the search term "stealth camping", John. I'll look it up. > Adventurous? Not so much. But maybe open-minded is a better term. > > Let me piggy back one more question if I may: how many of you have opted > for the extended AAA road side assistance towing of 100 miles rather than > the default measles 7 miles? > > -gordon > > > On Jul 2, 2016, at 7:14 PM, David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > Well, so far as saving on hotel charges, you can camp in lots of places > that are cheaper than hotels without violating local ordinances. However, > they mostly have to be either designated for camping (lots of small towns > have parks with campgrounds), or in national forests, BLM land and so on. > Most municipalities explicitly forbid sleeping in a vehicle on the street > or in parking lots. If you are just looking for a place to crash for the > night, and you feel safe, rest areas on highways allow overnighting in some > states, and WalMarts allow overnighting in their parking lots where > municipal ordinances don't prohibit it. You should ask the store. But you > won't save anything, because of the cost of owning the beast. I've even > heard people with $300K motor homes claim they were saving money on > hotels. Yeah, right. > > > > But, with the Vanagon, if it is trustworthy and you are adventurous, you > can get to places well worth the trouble that don't have hotels. > > > > DMc > > > >> On Sat, Jul 2, 2016 at 6:21 PM, Gordon <gordonmahung@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I've read some great stuff on A/C from you guys already, unfortunately > I don't consider myself a tinkerer and especially not a mechanic. I wasn't > even interested enough to ask the mechanic what he did to fix the A/C. I > just took it in and he said "it's ready". Truly this must sound blasphemous > to you guys with Bently manuals. > >> At the risk of taking this thread in a strange direction, I may have > bitten off more than I can chew with this Westy. Turns out, more and more > you're not allowed to just park somewhere to spend the night. We've been > kicked out of parking lots or streets by local police when we were > innocently just stopping for the night while on a long trip. So, the idea > that we'd save on hotel charges is beginning to fade. Maybe there's a fear > of homeless people living in Westys? Talking about mechanical ability, our > maiden voyage in the Westy resulted in having to tow it home after only > about 8 miles of travel. Smoke was coming out the rear vents. The water > reservoir plug had broken. :(. Just a little venting. > >> -gordon > >> > >> On Jul 2, 2016, at 10:36 AM, Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > >> > >> >> But we are all kind of nuts and love our Vanagons!! > >> > > >> > I "resemble" that remark! > >> > ha ha. LOL. > >> > > >> > To the original poster: > >> > > >> > some jobs I've done on my Vanagons ended up becoming restorations of > sorts. > >> > Once you start a job, you may discover more things that need > >> > to be done or will soon need to be done. > >> > > >> > Something to keep in mind. > >> > > >> > > >> > Neil. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Neil n > >> > > >> > Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> > >> > > >> > 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy > > > >> > > >> > 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical < > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/> > >> > > >> > Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay> > > >


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